Regional responses of surface ozone in Europe to the location of high-latitude blocks and subtropical ridges

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 3111-3131

  Ordóñez, Carlos ^a   Barriopedro, David ^a,b   Garciá Herrera, Ricardo ^a,b   Sousa, Pedro M ^c   Schnell, Jordan L ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC BLOCKING; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; OZONE; SUBTROPICAL REGION; ZONAL FLOW;

BENELUX; FRANCE; GERMANY; ITALY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85014267943     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-17-3111-2017     Document Type: Article

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